Wood Fired Recipes Community Cookbook
Caesar Salad Pizza
Feb 06, 2015Posted by Chef BartPrint
Gotta give credit to my daughter and her affinity for Caesar salad for this recipe. Credit also goes to my son for grabbing the camera and documenting it for all to see. I would never claim credit for inviting such a combination but it certainly was a great reminder of a quick down and easy topping for a flavorful family favorite.
Until next week, feast well.
– Chef Bart
Caesar Salad Pizza
Ingredients
- 1 pizza dough
- 2 tblspns Pesto
- 4 slices Cheese provolone
- 3 cups romaine chopped
- .25 cup Caesar dressing
- .25 cup Parmesan cheese shaved
- black pepper
Basil Pesto
- 1 bunch basil approximately 1 cup
- 1-2 cloves garlic
- .25 cup pine nuts toasted
- .25 cup Parmesan cheese
- .25 extra virgin olive oil
- salt
Instructions
- In a medium sized mixing bowl, place the romaine lettuce. Season the greens with fresh black pepper and toss with your favorite Caesar dressing. Set aside the salad and prepare your dough. After forming the pizza dough, spread the pesto evenly on the dough base and top with sliced provolone cheese. Place the dough in your Forno Bravo oven and bake until the crust is golden brown and the provolone is lightly caramelized. Remove the pizza from the oven and once it comes out, top with the Caesar salad, finish with another sprinkling of cracked black pepper and a handful of shaved parmesan cheese.
Basil Pesto
- Pound the garlic and salt, using a mortar and pestle, into a paste. Add toasted pine nuts and continue to pound. Once the mixture is a course paste, remove from garlic pine nut mixture from mortar and place in a small mixing bowl. Chop the basil coarsely and add to the mortar. Pound the leaves to a paste. Return the pounded pine nut mixture to the basil, add parmesan and continue to pound while adding the olive oil. Taste. Adjust seasoning as necessary. Hope you enjoy.
Notes
Pesto is one of my most beloved condiments; Alice Waters of Chez Panisse fame makes one of my favorite versions. For best results, use a mortar and pestle.
